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Carex atlantica subsp. capillacea
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carex atlantique
Culms

usually 10–60 cm.
Leaves

0.4–1.55 mm wide, widest (0.65–)0.8–1.6 mm wide.
Inflorescences

usually 0.8–2 cm;

spikes 2–5.
Perigynia

1.9–3 × 1.3–2 mm, (1.15–)1.3–1.7(–1.9) times as long as wide;

beak 0.45–0.95 mm.

Carex atlantica subsp. capillacea
Phenology Fruiting late spring–early summer.
Habitat Bogs, acidic coniferous swamps, wet, acidic soils
Elevation 0–300 m (0–1000 ft)
Distribution
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AL; AR; CT; DC; DE; FL; GA; IL; IN; KY; LA; MA; MD; ME; MI; MS; NC; NH; NJ; NY; OH; PA; RI; SC; TN; TX; VA; VT; NS; ON; QC
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Discussion

The two Carex atlantica subspecies are quite distinct over most of their ranges, but in the south, especially in the Gulf States, intermediates and specimens showing some characteristics of one subspecies and some of the other are occasional.

(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)
Source FNA vol. 23, p. 330.
Parent taxa Cyperaceae > Carex > sect. Stellulatae > Carex atlantica
Sibling taxa
C. atlantica subsp. atlantica
Synonyms C. interior var. capillacea, C. howei, C. mohriana
Name authority (L. H. Bailey) Reznicek: Contr. Univ. Michigan Herb. 14: 191. (1980)
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